Effects of Tobacco
What is nicotine?
The process that occurs in the body when nicotine is no longer used.
What is withdrawal?
Air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke.
What is environmental tobacco smoke or secondhand smoke?
Living without alcohol.
What is sobriety?
This organ breaks down alcohol.
What is the liver?
Nicotine is this type of drug that speeds up the body systems.
What is a stimulant?
Product that delivers small amounts of nicotine into the user’s system while he or she is trying to give up the tobacco habit.
What is a nicotine substitute?
The smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar.
What is sidestream smoke?
A drug that slows the central nervous system.
What is a depressant?
What is admission?
Any cancer-causing substance.
What is a carcinogen?
Three reasons why some teenagers use tobacco products.
What are
Believe it will help them control their weight
Cope in times of stress and crisis
Make them seem mature and independent
Peer pressure
Media influences
Rebellion
Curiosity
Family use
The smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker.
What is mainstream smoke?
The process of learning to live an alcohol-free life?
What is recovery?
A condition in which liver tissue is replaced with useless scar tissue.
What is cirrhosis?
Replaces oxygen in the blood thus depriving the tissues and cells of oxygen.
What is carbon monoxide?
There hasn't been a decrease in overall tobacco use among high school students even though cigarette use has greatly decreased because of these products.
What are e-cigarettes and vaping devices?
This question doesn't fit in this category, but I needed to ask it some place:)
Disease caused when tiny air sacs in the lungs are destroyed making breathing extremely difficult.
What is emphysema?
A process in which the body adjusts to functioning without alcohol.
What is detoxification?
Three factors that influence rate of intoxication.
What are: age; body size; gender; rate of consumption; medications; mood; food in the stomach?
Thickened, white, leathery-looking spots on the inside of the mouth that can develop into oral cancer.
What is leukoplakia?
Four benefits of being tobacco free.
What are: staying healthy; lower risk of lung cancer, heart disease, stroke; improved cardiovascular endurance and lung function; save money; free from addiction; less stress; look and feel better; higher energy levels; healthier skin; fresher breath; better smelling clothes and hair; increased confidence
What are: miscarriage; premature delivery; low birth weight; deformities; growth and developmental problems throughout early childhood; SIDS – Sudden Infant Death Syndrome; increased risk of asthma, tonsillitis, respiratory tract infections
The excessive use of alcohol.
What is alcohol abuse?
What are: staying healthy; protects body organs from damage; decreased chance of injury; make responsible decisions; avoid risky behaviors; avoid illegal activities; freedom from addiction; stronger family relationships?